Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 17, 1984, Image 13

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

    Livestock market
Eighty-Four Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, March 12
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 561; Compared with
last Monday’s market, supply
included 61% feeder cattle.
Slaughter cows 3.004.00 lower, few
Standard 54.00-56.00. Utility 50.00
54.25. Few Utility 44.0047.00.
Breaking Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 43.0046.00, Cutter
& Boning Utility 37.0043.25,
Canner & Low Cutter 33.00-37.50,
Shells down to 25.00. Yield Grade
HI 1200-1600 lbs. slaughter bulls
50.00- Yield grade #2 800-1300
lbs. 44.0049.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Medium
Frame #1 feeder steers 450-700 lbs.
60.00- Small Frame HI 3OO-500
lbs. 58.00-63.00, Large Frame #1
500600 lbs. 64.00-65.00; Medium
Frame #1 feeder heifer 400600 lbs.
52.00- Large Frame #1 400-500
lbs. 53.00-55.00, Small Frame #1
400-500 lbs. 47.5063.00; Medium
Frame #1 feeder bulls 360650 lbs.
59.0065.00, Large Frame #1 800
1000 lbs. 56.0060.00, few Small
Frame HI 500600 lbs. 51.0054.00.
CALVES 310: Vealers mostly
steady. Choice 91.00-102.00, Good
84.00-90.00, Standard & Good 90-120
lbs. 51.00-59.00, 60-85 lbs. 40.00
50.00. Utility 50-80 lbs. 30.0041.00.
FARM CALVES; Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs. 70.00-105.00.
HOGS 98: Barrows & gilts
steady. Few US No. 1-2 197-220 lbs.
barrows & gilts 45.75-46.50, No. 1-3
200-220 lbs. 45.0045.80, No. 2-3 200
210 lbs. 42.0043.00, No. 1-3 140-150
lbs. 8.0040.00. Sows; US No. 1-3
350-500 lbs. sows 40.0044.75. Boars
26.00-35.00.
FEEDER PIGS 15: US No. 1-3
40-50 lbs. 18.50-22.50 per head, few
Utility 2040 lbs. 7.00-12.00 per
head.
SHEEP 87: Wooled slaughter
lambs 6.00-10.00 higher. High
Choice & Prime 65-75 lbs. Spring
slaughter lambs 90.00-94.00, one lot
95 lbs. at 79.00, Choice 78-100 lbs.
70.00-73.00, Good 6080 lbs. wool
Central U.S.
Carlot
Pork Report
Wednesday, March 14
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
report: Fresh Pork Loins 14-17 lbs.
losing mostly steady to $4.00
lower, 17-22 lbs. firm light test.
, .. Skinned Hams firm to $2.50 higher.
Lebanon Valley Sdls Bellies steady to $2.00 lower.
Livestock Trading moderate best moving
Fredericksburg, Pa. cuts Loins and Bellies. Demand
Tuesday March 13 light to moderate for moderate
Report Supplied by PDA offerings.
CATTLE 192. Compared with Sales reported on 46 loads of
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter Fresh Pork Cuts and 10 loads of
cows weak to 2.50 lower. Few Good Trimmings and Boneless
slaughter steers 58.00-61.85, few Processing Pork.
Good & Choice Holstein 56.75-61.50. Fresh Pork Cuts
Standard 50.10-55.50, one at 54.25, LOINS: (Regular) 14-17 lbs.
Utility & Low Standard 43.50-47.10, 84.00-87.00, bulk 84.00-85.00, steady
few 30.75-42.00. Breaking Utility & 4 00 lower; 17-22 lbs. 83.00, firm;
Commercial slaughter cows 44.00- 22/up lbs. 78.00, no comparison.
47.00, one at 47.60, Cutter & Boning LOINS: (Retail Trim) 14-17 lbs.
Utility 39.00-44.00, few 45.00, 96.C0, generally steady.
Canner & Low Cutter 36.00-39.50, SKINNED HAMS: 17-20 lbs.
few 41.50. Choice slaughter 71.00-72.00, firm; 20-26 lbs. 67.50,
bullocks 3-4 955-1255 lbs. 62.25- load 65.00, steady-2.50 higher.
66.00, few Good 54.0055.25, few BELLIES (Sdls -Skin On): 12-14
Standard 49.75-53.25, few Utility lbs - 53.25-54.00, couple loads 51.00
42.25-45.00. Few Yield Grade §1 ear ly, steady to weak; 14-16 lbs.
1330-1885 lbs. slaughter bulls 51.00- S 4OO . LOO lower; 16-18 lbs. 52.50;
54 gs 18-20 lbs. 47.00, 2.00 lower; 20-25
CALVES 149. Vealers Standard lbs - steady.
& Good Steady to 4.00 lower. One Fork Trimmings
Choice at 85.00. Standard & Good Boneless Processing Pork
90-110 lbs. 55.0060.00, 60-90 lbs. (Chemical Lean)
50.00-55.00, Utility 50-110 lbs. 30.00- 42< *> Lean Trimmings Fresh
50.00, 45.00, weak.
slaughter lambs 60.00-68.00.
Slaughter ewes 20.00-27.50. Goats:
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls n% Lean Trimmings Fresh
90-125 lbs. 60.00-100.00, mostly 80- 65 00 ' steady.
95. Few Holstein Heifer 95-120 lbs. 72 % L® 3ll Trimmings Frozen
60.0076.00.
HOGS 46. One US No. 1-2 at 235 Bnls Picnics Fresh 70.00, no
lbs. barrows & gilts at 46.75, few comparison.
No. 1-3 225-245 lbs. 46.0047.00. One Jowls Frozen 36.00, weak
lot No. 1-3 185 lbs. at 32.00. Sows; comapred to Monday.
US No. 1-3 300470 lbs. sows 38.75-
40.25, one at 41.50, No. 2-3 275-550 VallCV Livestock
lbs. 36.75-38.78, one at 40.00. Boars: Valiev Stockvards
two at 29.00. V Athens, Pa.
FEEDER PIGS 1. Mo l v March 12
SHEEP 10. High Choice & Prime Report supplied by auction
4055 lbs. Spring slaughter lambs Holst^n Hfr. Calves to 89.00;
Veal Calves 59.0089.00; Vealer
GOATS: 0. gull Ca i ves t 0 120.00; Slaughter
Calves 46.0064.00; Grassers &
68.50, firm.
- Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 17,1964—A13
Feeders 40.00-55.50; Light Lamb 46.00; Cows, fat 41.25-45.00; Cows,
61.00- Lambs 36.00-48.00, medium 39.00-43.00; Cows, poor or
Sheep 13.00-20.00; Hogs, 200 to 250 small 33.75-38.75; Cattle Market
36.50-44.00; Sows 29.00-37.50; Boars steady; Calf Market stronger;
20.00- Pigs each 16.00-39.00; Horses none; Ponies none; Goats
Heifers 31.00-37.00; Steers, feeder 12.00-49.00; Hay 52.5045.00; Wood
42.0066.50; Cows, utility 42.50 35.0037.50.
tew WINTER
BUYER'S
1 r DIVIDEND
-mjS We've Smashed The
finance Barrier
WithO% For 12 Months
3% For 18 Months
6% For 24 Months
Or Waiver of Finance To Use
Date On Many Products
Only A Fa* Dap Left Te Taka MwVaja
Of Hw Vftrtas Buyer's DMdanl
sIjCE^ 21 y
717-949-6901
NEW TOLL FREE NO. 1-800-822-2152
Rt 419 Between Schaefferstown & Cornwall, Lebanon County
Call us today (717-397-2575) for a thorough
check of all your fields.
• Two Full Time Agronomists
• Independent Consulting
• Complete Soil and Plant Analysis
• Unbiased Fertilizer Recommendations
(We don’t sell the product)
• Regular Professional Scouting Services
(Our scouts are not salesmen)
• In Sixth Year of Service
• Serving Lancaster and Surrounding
Counties
"BE A PROFESSIONAL IN THE
PROFESSION OF FARMING"
BRUBAKER AGRONOMIC CONSULTING SERVICE
695 Hartman Station Road, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Phone (717) 397-2575
AVAILABLE AT
Buffalo Springs